Smart People & Smart Cities

I’m honored to head to Milan next week to speak at Wired’s Smart People & Smart Cities event. It’s shaping up to be fantastic with an intriguing lineup of speakers, a hackathon involving Audi / Enel / D-Share, a dance at the Museum of Science and Technology, workshops for families and much more. The hashtag to participate on Twitter or follow the action from home is #smartwired14.

The current title of my talk is: “SXSW & Austin: The Internet IRL.” I’m excited to share some little-known facts about the evolution of SXSW and event design, some of Austin’s iconic street art, and what I see as playing the most important role in the future of cities.